Space Soldiers won't play SL Invitational Shanghai

Space Soldiers announced that they won’t participate at SL i-league Invitational II Shanghai due to a schedule conflict. Their goal is the EU Minor.

On October 12th, Space Soldiers qualified for the StarLadder event with a perfect 6-0 run in the EU qualifier. In the finals they had the upper hand against HAVU Gaming 2 to 0.

Yesterday, Space Soldiers earned the 1st-2nd place at the European closed qualifier for the next Minor: they defeated ex-Outlaws with a magnificent 16:5 score on Mirage. Unfortunately, both the EU Minor and SL i-league Invitational II will take place in the same days, from November 2nd to 5th.

The November schedule of the tournaments was declared by the management. Please find below the tournaments we will attempt with our CS:GO team:

Due to the conflict of tournament dates, We deeply regret to inform that we will not be able to attend the SL i-League Invitational and the ESL Turkey Championship. We thank them for their understanding.

— Space Soldiers

StarLadder hasn’t announced yet which team will replace Space Soldiers in their $150,000 tournament.

A total of 8 squads will battle in Shanghai, China: Gambit Esports and Tyloo received a direct invite, and three more must still be revealed. The remaining three teams earned the right to participate through the regional qualifiers.

Teams for SL i-league Invitational II Shanghai

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